Last Monday I went to Kings for a bone marrow test. This was more interesting than normal as the Dr took two extra lots of aspirate - the liquid inside your bone marrow, and then an extra chip or two of the actual bone. This was done all under local anaesthetic - which he topped up a couple of times as the process took around 45 minutes, rather than the normal 20 minutes. It does feel strange having the aspirate sucked out.
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I will not get the results from the bone marrow test for a couple of weeks. One extra sample will be for some special genetic tests, to see if they can identify any genes that might be causing a hereditary problem. The rest is for a research project - so loads of forms to sign.
I had a blood test, which showed my Platelets had improved and Neutrophils dropped a bit - but no worries. At the clinic they gave the go ahead for the next course of Azacitadine, which I started yesterday. They confirmed the frequency and dose is OK, but will review my results in a few days time with the Plymouth consultant.
Richard - I just stumbled on your blog a couple of weeks ago when my dad was diagnosed. I have very much enjoyed reading it and have printed and sent some posts to my dad. It is very interesting to hear of the genetic testing to investigate whether there is a hereditary problem - I would be very keen to hear the results. My sister's son has an immuno deficient disorder and at his last appointment they were told he needed to see a haemotologist because they felt something was not quite right with his bloods. We are wondering whether this has any link to my dad's diagnosis or whether completely unrelated.
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